Who is Christine Lucas? What has happened to her? Why can she not remember the past eighteen years? What is unusual about the way her mind processes memories? Why does her case draw the interest of Dr. Nash? What does Dr. Nash hope to do for Christine? What might Christine do for Dr. Nash's career?

Why does Christine keep a journal? What does she write in it? Why does this journal become so important to Christine? How does Christine remember to write in it each day? Why does Christine not think of the journal on the morning in which the novel begins? Why does Christine not notice there are pages missing from her journal? Who took the pages? Why?

Who is Ben Wheeler? What does he do for a living? What lies does he tell Christine about their past? Why do Christine and Dr...